PERENNIAL FORAGE GRASSES 



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Dakota stations. It is not 

 adapted to the warm climate of 

 the South Atlantic and South 

 Central states, and as yet there 

 are no reports of marked suc- 

 cess with it in the North At- 

 lantic states. 



98. Seeding. For an acre, 

 20 pounds of seed are required. 

 The seed is easily harvested and 

 is produced in fair abundance; 

 yields of 500 pounds of seeds 

 have been reported. It may be 

 cut with a self-binding harvest- 

 er and, after curing in shock, 

 threshed with the ordinary grain 

 thresher. It is recommended 



by the Nebraska Station that the seed be sown about as deeply 

 as oats; shallow seeding, it is said, is a frequent cause of 

 failure to secure a good crop. If there is plenty of moisture 

 in the soil, it is preferably sown in the fall ; otherwise spring 



Meadow fescue on the' left; smooth brome 

 grass on the right. Taken at Cornell 

 Station June 1 6. Both in bloom. One- 

 third natural size. 



